Build-Your-Own Chautauqua
We welcome grant proposals to implement additional Chautauqua programs that are designed locally. This opportunity opened up in 2007 and resulted in new Chautauqua programs in Cedar Hill and Warrensburg. Towns may develop Chautauqua programs on a variety of models. For example:
- A Chautauqua festival entails at least three historical figures, but it may include more than five.
- Programs may be scheduled in any public venue.
- A tent is not required.
- Programs may be scheduled in any season.
- Programs may be scheduled up to a month apart, or as tightly as three programs in a single day.
- Programs need to be tied into a unifying theme.
Support Materials
The Missouri Humanities Council has produced materials to help you find Chautauqua performers throughout the United States and to plan and carry out a successful series of programs. You'll find everything you need in our Document Library.
The National Directory of Chautauqua Performers is updated every couple of months. It has a lot of internal hyperlinks for easy browsing on your computer. The PDF version of the Directory downloads twice as fast as the WORD file and the internal hyperlinks are faster, too.